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meddle with — Deal, treat, take part, have to do … New dictionary of synonyms
make or meddle with — To have to do with, interfere with • • • Main Entry: ↑make … Useful english dictionary
Meddle — Med dle , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meddling}.] [OE. medlen to mix, OF. medler, mesler, F. m[^e]ler, LL. misculare, a dim. fr. L. miscere to mix. [root]271. See {Mix}, and cf. {Medley}, {Mellay}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To mix;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meddle — meddle, interfere, intermeddle, tamper are comparable when they mean to busy or concern oneself with someone or something officiously, impertinently, or indiscreetly. One meddles with or in something that is not one s concern or is strictly the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
meddle — med|dle [ˈmedl] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mesler, medler, from [i]Latin miscere to mix ] 1.) to deliberately try to influence or change a situation that does not concern you, or that you do not understand = ↑interfere meddle in ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
meddle — Synonyms and related words: Paul Pry, advise, advocate, arrest, bottle up, brief, busybody, butt in, check, coach, confer, consult with, counsel, countercheck, curb, dam up, damp, dampen, delay, detain, direct, fool, fool with, guide, hinder,… … Moby Thesaurus
Meddle Tour — Tour by Pink Floyd Start date 15 October 1971 End date 20 November 1971 Legs 1 Shows 26 … Wikipedia
meddle — [med′ l] vi. meddled, meddling [ME medlen < OFr medler, mesler (Fr mêler), to mix, hence “mix in,” meddle < VL * misculare < L miscere, to MIX] 1. to concern oneself with or take part in other people s affairs without being asked or… … English World dictionary
meddle — (v.) early 14c., to mingle, blend, mix, from O.N.Fr. medler (O.Fr. mesler, 12c., Mod.Fr. mêler) to mix, mingle, to meddle, from V.L. *misculare (source of Prov. mesclar, Sp. mezclar, It. mescolare, meschiare), from L. miscere to mix (see MIX (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Meddle — Med dle, v. t. To mix; to mingle. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Wine meddled with gall. Wyclif (Matt. xxvii. 34). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meddle — [v] intervene, interfere abuse rights, advance, barge in, break in on, busybody*, butt in*, chime in, come uninvited, crash the gates*, dabble in, encroach, encumber, fool with, hinder, horn in*, impede, impose, infringe, inquire, interlope,… … New thesaurus
